📍 1493 Crosstown Highway, Lakewood, Wayne County, 18439
Preston Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lakewood, Wayne County. The school has 160 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wayne Highlands SD school district. It serves grades K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 16.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.0:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Preston Sch enrolls 160 students across grades K–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 16.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino and 1.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 150 | 94% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 3.8% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
87 of the school's 160 students (54%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 78 qualify for free lunch and 9 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Preston Sch is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA-80, state senate district 20, state house district 111.
Preston Sch is one of 6 schools in Wayne Highlands SD, based in Honesdale, Pennsylvania. The district serves 2,369 students district-wide and employs 200 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 160 students, Preston Sch is smaller than the district average of about 395 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant